Mind Your Damn Business! Why Recruiters Want To Know What You Get Paid

Mind Your Damn Business! Why Recruiters Want To Know What You Get Paid

If you’ve ever worked with a good recruiter, you will doubtless have been asked at some point what salary you’re on. Your initial response might have been something along the ...
The Best Job Perk Of All - Do You Have It?

The Best Job Perk Of All – Do You Have It?

I was reading a book written by Facebook for its staff when I saw something that genuinely excited and inspired me. It endorses everything I believe about leading high performance ...
Accounting & Finance Jobs Update August 2015

Accounting & Finance Jobs Update August 2015

We get asked many times a day what the accounting and finance job market’s doing. There’s certainly a lot of activity out there, but the answer’s not straightforward. I would ...
10 Ways To Build Powerful Influence - In Business And In Life

10 Ways To Build Powerful Influence – In Business And In Life

What is the most valuable thing the most influential people in your life have given you? What is it that has made all the difference? Here’s the answer. It is ...
Is Aptitude Testing And Personality Profiling Your Recruitment Crutch?

Is Aptitude Testing And Personality Profiling Your Recruitment Crutch?

I am risking the wrath of the HR world on this one. Tomatoes may be flying before the day is out, and I'll need to be very careful attending any ...
What Will Your Legacy Be?

What Will Your Legacy Be?

I was half listening to the corporate anthropologist (I mean - really!) talking about culture when he said something that grabbed my attention. It was the reason he gave for ...
How To Follow Up On Your Job Application (Without Acting Like A Stalker)

How To Follow Up On Your Job Application (Without Acting Like A Stalker)

People often ask me if I think they should follow up on a job application they made two, three, even four weeks ago. Usually my first instinct is righteous indignation ...
It's Time To Rethink Your Talent Relationships

It’s Time To Rethink Your Talent Relationships

Genevieve Dariuax, the French authority on ‘the art of elegance’ offers a single piece of advice for men when entertaining a woman. "He should never talk too loudly in public, ...
Slow Down To Speed Up

Slow Down To Speed Up

I did something really weird in Melbourne last week. It’s a bit embarrassing. You see, I turned left. And by doing so, I was reminded of the biggest mistake I ...
People Don't Leave Companies. They Leave Leaders.

People Don’t Leave Companies. They Leave Leaders.

I have employed thousands of people over the years. And every time one resigned, a little part of me died. (OK, I lie. I have actually danced a celebratory jig ...
Why 'Follow Your Passions' Is Dangerous Advice

Why ‘Follow Your Passions’ Is Dangerous Advice

I learnt something recently which will stop me from ever encouraging anyone to ‘follow their passions'. Oh, I’ve said it many times. But never again. It’s just too dangerous. I ...
5 Ways To Take Charge Of Your Own Learning (Because No-one Else Is Gonna Do It For You)

5 Ways To Take Charge Of Your Own Learning (Because No-one Else Is Gonna Do It For You)

Gone are the days when you could coast through your entire career on the back of your university degree. In today’s fast-changing world, what you learned last year has probably ...

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